Part 1: GE Tools (15 minutes)
• Tool Bar
o Place Mark
o Polygon
o Path
o Image Overlay
o Record a Tour
o Timeline
o Sunlight Across The Sky
o Ruler
o Google Maps
• Screen Split (left side tool bar)
o Search box
o Places (Place marks)
o Layers
• Geographic Web
• 3D Buildings
• Go through Each option
Part 2: Content Areas (20 Minutes)
• National Symbols -> Mt. Rushmore, White House
• Continents-> 7 Continents-Analyze differences in culture
• Landforms -> Mountain, Volcano, Valley, Hill, River, Canyon
• Native American->Regions
• Holidays Around the World- Look at the Culture
• Natural Resources->Gold, Coal, Oil
• Measurement ->Feet, Yards, Meters, Inches (Measured Distances of National Symbols from our school)
• Field Trip
Part 3: Othere Ideas (15 Minutes)
• Visit location of a field trip
• Measurement
• Slow Zoom
• Virtual Autobiography (Book timeline)
• Hole in the Earth
• Using Google Maps (Faster)
Google Earth Presentation 2:15-3:30
Part 1: GE Tools (15 minutes)
• Tool Bar
o Place Mark
o Polygon
o Path
o Image Overlay
o Record a Tour
o Timeline
o Sunlight Across The Sky
o Ruler
o Google Maps
• Screen Split (left side tool bar)
o Search box
o Places (Place marks)
o Layers
• Geographic Web
• 3D Buildings
• Go through Each option
Part 2: Content Areas (20 Minutes)
• National Symbols -> Mt. Rushmore, White House
• Continents-> 7 Continents-Analyze differences in culture
• Landforms -> Mountain, Volcano, Valley, Hill, River, Canyon
• Native American->Regions
• Holidays Around the World- Look at the Culture
• Natural Resources->Gold, Coal, Oil
• Measurement ->Feet, Yards, Meters, Inches (Measured Distances of National Symbols from our school)
• Field Trip
Part 3: Othere Ideas (15 Minutes)
• Visit location of a field trip
• Measurement
• Slow Zoom
• Virtual Autobiography (Book timeline)
• Hole in the Earth
• Using Google Maps (Faster)
Part 4: Visit Resources & Interaction (25 minutes)
http://classroomgoogleearth.wikispaces.com/
http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/
http://sites.google.com/site/gtools4teachers/resourcepage/google-maps
http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/dig-hole-through-earth.php